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Monocle Minute

Hawk conservation

29 October 2016

Anyone who’s done a stint in steamy Singapore will be aware of the centrality of its hawker centres to daily life. These busy open-air food halls range in size and sophistication but are unanimously cheap, cheerful and…

Monocle Minute

Modern conservation

30 June 2016

Modernism is the darling of the architecture world but non-profit organisation Docomomo US wants to ensure that the movement’s historic concrete creations continue to be on the public radar. The company created the Moder…

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The buzz driver

17 June 2010

Kajima, one of Japan’s largest engineering firms, built the country’s first concrete dam and nuclear reactor. Now it’s at the forefront again, this time in the field of urban biodiversity. We meet the man who sees the…

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Americas

21 April 2011

A report on Canada's upcoming election, the referendum in Ecuador and the new high-speed internet connection between Cuba and Venezuela.

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The Foreign Desk - Explainer 138: What does the Wentworth by-election mean for Australia’s conservatives?

24 October 2018

In an historic upset, Australia’s governing coalition lost its one-seat parliamentary majority following a by-election in the Sydney electorate of Wentworth. Andrew Mueller explains why this comes as a shock, and asks if…

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Palette cleanser

18 April 2016

How Austria’s once-conservative seat of aesthetic endeavour learnt to love modernity.

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Asia

21 June 2012

Work on a new motorway to drastically improve the Phillipines' infrastructure gets underway, tree planting takes off in China to combat desertification and Kabul to educate the population on conservation, while India's…

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Lion’s den

17 May 2018

Despite its athletes, writers and conservation efforts winning international acclaim, Kenya’s divisions, corruption and poverty gap are curbing its potential.

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Could do better

17 June 2007

They may not have come top in Monocle’s chart but the cities ranked 11 to 20 are still all great places to live. They didn’t make the first 10 because some lacked a real metropolitan buzz, while others failed to deliver on…

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Building support

15 August 2019

Casablanca does a fine line in conserving its colonial architecture but is more inclined to neglect its more recent gems. Meet the duo fighting for modernism.

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Printed matters

17 October 2007

The conservative values of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung have always been echoed in its design. But the expectations of the modern reader – and falling sales – prompted a complete redesign. *Monocle* gains exclusive…

Radio

The Foreign Desk - Explainer 17: Capitals vs nations

26 May 2016

Now more than ever, we need nations to tell a story that includes all their citizens: the rural and the urban, the liberal and the conservative.

Radio

The Globalist - Monday 11 December

11 December 2017

What role can the UK play in the Middle East? Also, the latest on the unrest in Jerusalem and the new direction France’s Conservatives are taking.

Radio

The Monocle Daily - Thursday 5 October

5 October 2017

We analyse Spanish nationalism and discuss the leadership struggle in the UK’s Conservative party. Plus: Kazuo Ishiguro and the Nobel Prize and a review of the Asian newspapers.

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Bedroom renegade

18 March 2010

Shobhaa De’s sex-filled novels and socialite lifestyle enthrall and infuriate Indians in equal measure. Her critics call her books trashy and newspaper columns inane, but supporters say she has done much to get a conserv…

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Super Swedes

17 October 2013

Stockholm used to be a conservative culinary destination, filled with fancy restaurants and overcomplicated cuisine. That was until locals in need of a more laidback atmosphere raised their voices (and cutlery) clamoring…

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